Examples Of Redemption In A Christmas Carol

“Mankind is my business!” said the ghost of Jacob Marley. Error and redemption was a main theme expressed by Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol. Through Scrooge, Charles Dickens portrayed the redemption of a miserly moneylender in an attempt to revive the Christmas Spirit. Through the Christmas Carol, Dickens clearly expressed the idea that humankind should be everyone’s business, and that those without the Christmas Spirit should recognize their errors and achieve redemption. In the Story, Ebenezer Scrooge transformed from an avaricious miser to a jolly elderly man after the visits of three phantoms, and was able to alter his ominous fate through his redemption. The visits of the three spirits showed Scrooge different things, and all contributed to Scrooge's redemption. The first of the spirits, the spirit of Christmas past, showed Scrooge the life he could of had, and made him realize and regret his miserly actions towards mankind. The second ghostly visit by the Ghost of Christmas present introduced Scrooge to the Christmas spirit and showed the actions of other people in contrast to his own. The ghost took him to the Cratchits, demonstrating how money can’t buy happiness. The final specter, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, presented Scrooge his own ominous fate if he failed to redeem himself. The conversation he
With all the knowledge gained from the three ghostly visits, Scrooge successfully transformed from an avaricious miser to an jolly elderly man. The realizations and regrets the first spirit planted in him propelled him towards becoming a better man. The knowledge of the Christmas spirit shown to him by the Ghost of Christmas Present made Scrooge realize what he should do and how he should redeem himself. The grim reaper finally showed him his ominous fate if he does not achieve redemption, therefore, forcing him to redeem himself through fear of his